Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-10-14
MERE MENTION
Dark nights.

DARK nights.
i Cold and ioggy mornings.
NEW goods in all lines at Van Erp
cheap store.
A large addition has been built I,
the Single mill
Our local railroad train was one hon
late last evening.
The little steamer Colby was in tn,
harbor this week.
Mrs. A. ID. Whitney is visitin.
friends in this city.
Remember it's " All for fun" Satur
day and Monday nights.
Read the new advertisement of tn,
White House in this issue.
There are now seven saloons ant
five beer halls in Olympia.
Born, on Sunday, to the wife Of
Frank Howard, a daughter.
Mrs. S. w. Pcrcival returned this
week from visit to Portland.
Mrs. Dolan visited Portland this
week to attend the Mechanics Fair.
Carpenters are at work putting up a
large addition to the single factory.
A new saloon was opened last
evening, near the Schooner beer hall.
Cards are out for the marriage OF T.
NJ. Reed, Jr, and Miss Ida McKenny
on the 18th inst.
No excuse for cumming it any lon
ger. Read the advertisements of the
Olympia dentists.
Mr.. Huden will open his new soda
factory in one Of the Bettman ware
rooms at the foot of Main street.
The Juvenile Brass Band propose
giving the first ball Of the season, in
Columbia Hall, next Friday night.
Rev. Mr.. Lund, of Marshville, Ore
gon, conducted services last Sunday,
morning and evening, in st. Johns
chapel.
The Democracy of Chehalis county
was ably represented in Olympia this
week, by Hon. NJ. z. Goodell, of Mon
tesano.
Mr.. Frank Blodgett, returned from
his Eastern trip, Saturday evening,
and expresses himself we'll pleased to
"get home"
DR.. Riley is rapidly recovering from
the effects of blood-poisOning, that for
o time aroused such grave fears of q
fatal termination.
Prof. Frank Dixon will lecture in
Columbia Hall, next Saturday evening
on Education" Admission free.
Parents are especially invited.
Mayor Chambers has made several
large sales of brick lately. The little
steamer Violet took away 10000 last
Sunday, for Tacoma purchaser.
Richard Pickering, son of former
Governor of the Territory, arrived
from Illinois, few days ago, to make
his home in Western Washington.
Mr. Munson has postponed the dis
tribution of his property till Saturday,
the Goth instant, when he says that
the drawing will take place without
fail.
About thirty ministers and laymen
were in attendance at tho Presbytery,
held in this city on Tuesday and
Wednesday. Of course, chickens
POSTED high.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levinsky, of San
Francisco, parents of Mrs. Ferdinand
and Nathan Toklas, have arrived on q
visit to Mrs. G. kaufman, for few
days.
Steadily, the olden time "puncheon"
street crossings are giving way to good
substantial plank structures but little
less in width than the sidewalks which
they connect.
Mrs. C. L. Henderson's fifth lecture
will be delivered at the Institute build
ing. next Friday, the 2lst., at 3 o'clock
p. M. Subject, "Florence; Rephael
and his Madonnas."
The Eastside backyard is pretty
thoroughly cleaned out, there being
but few cuttings left to show where
the kilns stood. Let brick-makers take
heart and prepare for another busy
season.
Services at the Congregational
Church next Sunday-Rev. Leonard
J. Carver, pastor. Subject of morning
sermon: Burden Bearing" even
ing lectures: "a Young Mans In
heritance.
Mr.. G. R. Corgell, late Of New
York, has been stationed at Olympia
as correspondent of the Seattle In
telligencer, and his daily letter to that
journal is read with great interest by
our people.
About 100 students are now in at
tendance at the Olympia Collegiate In
stitute, and new accessions are being
constantly made to the school: All
e result of good name and printers
ink, especially the latter.
Long bridge has become the univer-
sal designation OF one of the principal
approaches to town, just as Long
wharf will in the near future be the
name of the structure that is to bring
commerce to our city front.
The contract for printing the reports
of Territorial officers was awarded Mon.